The dramatic life story of Artemisia Gentileschi easily captures the imagination. This may be why many of her most famous paintings—including Judith Slaying Holofernes and Jael and Sisera—are those in ...

Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Beheading Holofernes is not a painting easily forgotten. Today, the dramatic scene is among the most well-known images of the Baroque era and most art lovers are at ...

Much attention has been paid recently to the life of the Italian Baroque master, Artemisia Gentileschi—specifically, her rape, her torture with thumb screws while testifying during the trial of her ...

ROME - Artemisia Gentileschi was unusual for achieving success as a female painter in the male-dominated art world of the 17th century. But many admirers know her more for her fame in courageously ...

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This cover image released by Pegasus Books shows "Disobedient" by Elizabeth Fremantle. (Pegasus Books via AP) “Disobedient” by Elizabeth Fremantle (Pegasus Books) Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting ...

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Art restorers in the Italian city of Florence have begun a six-month project to clean and virtually “unveil” a long-censored nude painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the ...